Photos. Colombian designer brings an elegant and functional collection to New York

New York.- The fabrics and silhouettes of the French designer Coco Chanel and the elegance of the iconic British actress Audrey Hepburn have inspired the collection of dresses that Colombian designer Raúl Peñaranda took to the catwalk this Friday, as part of the Fashion Week that began in New York.

“Unstoppable”. That’s what he called couturier his new autumn-winter proposal, inspired by the 40s and 50s, but located in 2023, and which arises from the moment he says his career is living, which will lead him this year to open his first store and thus join the list of famous brands who have established themselves on the popular Madison Street of New York.

She will be followed by another in her native Colombia and one more in Palm Beach, Miami, as well as her first factory based in Cali, in her country, to which will be added that at the end of this year she will become a member of the Council of Fashion Designers (CFDA) of the USA., pointed to Efe with great emotion.

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Peñaranda, who opted for pink, black, blue, gold, white and flower print as colors for this fall-winterusually names his collections according to “the emotion” that he is experiencing at that moment and this one arrives on the catwalk at a time when several projects are taking shape to grow his fashion firm, he commented.

Her new proposal, which she presented in a hotel, consists of short sleeveless dresses, with a classic cut above the knee, simple but elegant, like the fashion imposed by Chanel.

They are pieces that women can wear to work or any event during the day and to which they can add the long or short wraparound skirt of the same material as the dress or another fabric, and accessories to attend an event at night. , including a gala, highlights the couturier.

There are three types of skirts, a cascade, with pleats and a side closure; with ruffles at the back, which reveal the legs, and the asymmetrical one.

“The skirt takes the dress from day to night and is the element that can save time” for his muse, a professional woman between 40 and 70 years old, said the couturier, who is a bellman at a hotel in New York He went on to the world of fashion, working for several firms, including Óscar de la Renta, before going solo.

The dresses for this occasion, her 24th collection uninterruptedly since she debuted on the New York catwalk in September 2009, define the waist, with a “monk” neckline (neckline not as high or tight as the turtleneck) and worn by Hepburn, an icon of cinema but also of fashion.

There was no shortage of elbow-length gloves and hats, a piece worn by Chanel and with which she began as a designer in the world of fashion. fashioncompleted with jewelry by Ecuadorian designer Patricia Robalino, with whom Peñaranda is working for the second time.

The inspiration was born from a piece of advice given by Óscar de la Renta to “never grow old with the product”, and which he is now putting into practice, with a collection inspired by the 40s and 50s, “but with a modern, youthful touch functional,” he said.

“I pay homage to those iconic figures. It’s the essence of fashion that always carries Raul Penaranda but taking into account the advice that De la Renta gave me,” he added.

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According to designerhis proposal has two ideas: that a woman can look “beautiful and classic” taking her children to school as if at a gala, using these pieces, made of organza, silk or bouclé fabric, characteristic of Chanel’s designs.